Palle RosenkrantzBaron Palle Rosenkrantz was born in Helsingør, Denmark, in 1867. One of the fathers of the Scandinavian mystery genre, he wrote 80 novels and a dozen screen plays during his life and is sometimes called "the Danish Agatha Christie." Rosenkrantz was oe of the best-selling authors in early 20th century Scandinavia and Germany and, to this day, the Palle Rosenkrantz Prize is awarded annually to the best crime novel published in Danish. Read More Read Less